The Illmensee is a lake southeast of the municipality of

Illmensee Illmensee is a municipality of the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Illmensee was mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1803, whose government assigned the township to the district of Pfullendorf. It was reass ...

in the district of

Sigmaringen Sigmaringen (Swabian German, Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen (district), Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowne ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Geography

A weir was built at the lake, which soon became an obstacle for the fish to travel. This was intentional, so fishers and fishing clubs would be able to catch them. Since 1937, the water table has decreased by 1.3 metres.

History

Ancient history

Multiple

neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...

pile dwellings Stilt houses (also called pile dwellings or lake dwellings) are houses raised on stilts (or piles) over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; they also keep out vermin. The ...

have been found around the lake. They are located in the shallow water area of the west bank and on the east bank up to about ten meters from the tip of the peninsula, which is about 300 meters long, on average 25 to 30 meters wide and made up of up to seven meters thick layers of chalk.

Resort

The lake of Illmensee was first mentioned in a document in 1275 and has been a state-recognised resort since 1987. It has a swimming pontoon, diving platform, modern playground, beach volleyball court, kiosk, and a herb garden.

References

Lakes of Baden-Württemberg Sigmaringen (district) {{BadenWürttemberg-geo-stub